Definition of Enteropneusta. Meaning of Enteropneusta. Synonyms of Enteropneusta

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Definition of Enteropneusta

Enteropneusta
Enteropneusta En`te*rop*neus"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an intestine + ? to breathe.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.

Meaning of Enteropneusta from wikipedia

- The acorn worms or Enteropneusta are a hemichordate class of invertebrates consisting of one order of the same name. The closest non-hemichordate relatives...
- appear in the Lower or Middle Cambrian and include two main classes: Enteropneusta (acorn worms), and Pterobranchia. A third class, Planctosphaeroidea...
- Balanoglossus is a genus of ocean-dwelling acorn worms (Enteropneusta). It has zoological importance because, being hemichordates, they are an "evolutionary...
- Clade Ambulacraria Phylum Hemichordata class Planctosphaeroidea class Enteropneusta (acorn worms) class Pterobranchia Phylum Echinodermata Subphylum Asterozoa...
- Holothuroidea (sea cu****bers) Entoprocta Gastrotricha Gnathostomulida Enteropneusta (acorn worms) Pterobranchia Allomalorhagida Cyclorhagida Loricifera...
- larvae are tornaria larvae similar to those of the closely related Enteropneusta, which possess a ciliated band to capture food particles. Planctosphaera...
- Hemichordata           Subphylum Pterobranchia           Subphylum Enteropneusta         Phylum Echinodermata           Subphylum Homalozoa           Subphylum...
- Saccoglossus is a genus of acorn worm (class Enteropneusta). It is the largest genus in this class, with 18 species. This genus is characterized especially...
- the second genus now included in the order, had affinities with the Enteropneusta. Electron microscope studies have suggested that pterobranchs belong...
- Mikhailovna; Gebruk, Andrey Viktorovich (2022). "Deep-sea acorn worms (Enteropneusta) from the Bering Sea with the description of a new genus and a new species...